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Yuji Tojo: Ben Lomond Musician Rooted Through Music and Friends

September 2, 2022September 13, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner “It seems like everybody is busy these days,” legendary guitar player and songwriter Yuji Tojo said. Lately, the soft spoken and introspective musician is more about trying to keep things as simple as he can. Tojo was ready to go to Japan for a tour in 2020, but the pandemic canceled his plans. Musically everything evaporated. A… Read More

Books Local News

Albert’s Ashes: A Peacock’s Tail

August 31, 2022September 15, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

Local Children’s Book Teaches Resilience By Julie Horner Jackie Hendricks remembers leaving early in the afternoon of August 18, 2020 when it started raining ash. “The news said the wind will blow it away,” so Hendricks went to her mother’s with only an overnight bag thinking it was going to be over soon. An English teacher at Santa Clara University… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

Summer Cocktails

August 28, 2022September 7, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Kirstin Martin Gardens and farmers markets are bursting with the best of the growing season. Here are two late summer cocktails that take tasty advantage of the bounty. Watermelon Mint CoolerThe key to a flavorful cocktail is selecting the ripest watermelon. Listen for a deep hollow sound when you thump the rind. 2 cups of diced watermelon¼ to ½ cup… Read More

Business Main Street SLV

Ethel & Sabel, Downtown Felton

August 27, 2022September 4, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Jennifer Mount I had the pleasure of meeting Christy Shults, the owner of Felton’s newest retail store, Ethel & Sabel. If you have not strolled by and visited this charming establishment, I cannot recommend it enough. As you walk through the door, you are immediately transported to moments in San Lorenzo Valley history. The shop is carefully curated to… Read More

Local News Obituaries

Dr. Terry Hollenbeck 1945-2022

August 19, 2022September 3, 2022 slvpost.com4 Comments

Terry Albert Hollenbeck Dr. Terry Hollenbeck went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 2, 2022, at the age of 76. Born to Dr. Stanley Hollenbeck and Dorothy Franke Hollenbeck, he had an idyllic childhood growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His mother was a stay-at-home mom, while his father ran a busy medical practice. From early on, Terry… Read More

Blacksmith Hammer-In Roaring Camp Railroads

Festivals Local News

Fire and Steel: Local Blacksmith Womans the Forge at Roaring Camp

August 18, 2022September 2, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Anna Bobisuthi is a blacksmith and fabricator who creates art from steel, her hammer ringing clear and strong beneath the redwoods at Roaring Camp Railroads. The Boulder Creek native said, “I first started blacksmithing when I was 12, learning from books and then from YouTube.” Honing her skills first from a traditional fired forge and then from… Read More

Fire Recovery Local News

Remembering the CZU Fire Two Years Later

August 16, 2022August 31, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner It has been two years since the CZU Lightning Complex Fire unleashed its fury in the Santa Cruz Mountains, destroying 1,490 buildings including a number of historic structures and 911 residential homes. The fire wiped out entire communities, displaced hundreds of families, and blackened devastating swaths of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, parts of the Fall Creek… Read More

Column: MC Dwyer Fire Recovery Local News

CZU Fire Rebuilding by the Numbers

August 16, 2022September 28, 2023 slvpost.com0 comment

By M.C. Dwyer As we approach the two year anniversary of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, I submitted questions to Santa Cruz County’s Recovery Permit Center at the Planning Department regarding the pace of rebuilding in the CZU zone. The following responses were provided via email from Carolyn Burke, Assistant Director at the Permit Center. Is it true that out… Read More

Columns Food & Drink

The Many Mules of Summer

August 13, 2022August 27, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

By Mike De Smidt and Greg Roe Legend has it that back in 1941, a bar owner in New York and some friends were enjoying his brand of ginger beer, decided to add a couple of shots of vodka, lemon, ice, and whammo! The Moscow Mule was born. While current events have led some to label the drink a Kyiv… Read More

Fire Recovery Infrastructure Local News

PG&E Helicopter Activity in the Santa Cruz Mountains

August 11, 2022August 19, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has responded to multiple queries regarding the low-flying helicopter activity that began on Monday in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The utility is surveying power lines using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology. The activity will continue through August 22 according to a spokesperson. In a press statement, PG&E’s Communications Representative Mayra Tostado said,… Read More